Edgar Cowan

Edgar Cowan (19 September 1815-31 August 1885) was a US Senator from Pennsylvania (R) from 4 March 1861 to 3 March 1867, succeeding William Bigler and preceding Simon Cameron.

Biography
Edgar Cowan was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1815, and he became a lawyer in Greensburg in 1842. He was elected to the US Senate in 1860, serving one term in office as a Republican. He opposed the 1866 civil rights act due to his opposition to women's rights, and he often invoked gender and marriage to make his points about states' rights. After President Andrew Johnson failed to confirm Cowan as ambassador to Austria in 1867, Cowan worked as a lawyer, and he died in 1885.